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1 hour ago, Grade of D as in David said:

Went to a strip club there in 2004. Pretty hot girls and $10 dances. 

Which one? About the only thing Topeka excels at is having a shitload of strip clubs for a city it's size. Both sides of the kc metro have stupid rules so the hotter ones drive to topeka to make any money. 

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So you don't have to click the link.

 

(CNN)Ever thought about picking up and moving to Kansas? Now you might.

Topeka, the state capital, is offering potential new residents up to $15,000 to move there.
A pilot program called "Choose Topeka" will match employer funds put up for people who move to Topeka and live and work there for a year, city and Shawnee County economic development groups announced Thursday. The program will pay up to $10,000 to people who rent and $15,000 to those who purchase or rehabilitate a home, according to the news release from the Greater Topeka Partnership.
"Choose Topeka was created with the intention of investing in employees to live and work in Topeka & Shawnee County, so that we may foster an 'intentional community,' one of community support builders," said Barbara Stapleton, vice president of Business Retention and Talent Initiatives for GO Topeka, an organization of the Greater Topeka Partnership. GO Topeka and the Joint Economic Development Organization are partnering on the effort.
 
 
 
The funds are available for 40 to 60 new residents in the program's initial run, the release said.
 
The performance-based incentives only kick in a year after the employee has relocated and "could be used for all types of moving related expenses," the release said.
"Moving costs alone to move a 1-2 bedroom apartment can range from $4,000 to $7,000 and for a 3-4 bedroom home, range from $10,000 to $16,000, depending on the distance and location," the release said.
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It's a sign your city is dying when the Chamber of Commerce representative has the title, "VP of Business RETENTION"  

A city should know when it's been conquered.  

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So I need to axe some querstions:

--When do you get the money, like, all at once after a year, up front, or in installments?

--How do they know you actually stayed there for the whole year? We talkin ankle monitors? Because I need 30K if we're talkin ankle monitors.

--How many years do they plan to run the program? Important to know if your business model is move to Topeka, "refurbish" a shack, pretend to live in it, then rent it to other people who also plan to pretend to live there.

--Surreptitious pics of cheap scrip club dancers? Don't seem to be loading.

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1 hour ago, BurntEyes said:

These thoughts and the alleged top not titters have me pontificating a "summer" home in Topeka that I "rent" out part of to a "friend" . For, you know, science.

The reason why Topeka and Wichita titters seem great is because of the amazingly low expectations one has when they walk into one. 

They're ok, which is a stunning and exciting surprise when you're stuck in that hellhole.

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Jesus a 9bd, 7.5 ba house on 10 acres for $600k.  

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7841-SW-33rd-St_Topeka_KS_66614_M82117-97231

 

holy shit $750 k for a fucking palace.  How is that even possible?

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/413-SW-River-Hill-Dr_Topeka_KS_66615_M89998-84696

 

 

 

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12 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Jesus a 9bd, 7.5 ba house on 10 acres for $600k.  

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7841-SW-33rd-St_Topeka_KS_66614_M82117-97231

 

holy shit $750 k for a fucking palace.  How is that even possible?

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/413-SW-River-Hill-Dr_Topeka_KS_66615_M89998-84696

 

 

 

It's because you have to live in Kansas. 

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Jesus a 9bd, 7.5 ba house on 10 acres for $600k.  
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7841-SW-33rd-St_Topeka_KS_66614_M82117-97231
 
holy shit $750 k for a fucking palace.  How is that even possible?
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/413-SW-River-Hill-Dr_Topeka_KS_66615_M89998-84696
 

 

 


That’s probably overpriced. One of my staff lives in topeka. He makes $75K and just bought 300 acres to add to the 300 he already owned. He farms on the side but I guarantee he didn’t pay that much for it.
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10 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Jesus a 9bd, 7.5 ba house on 10 acres for $600k.  

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7841-SW-33rd-St_Topeka_KS_66614_M82117-97231

 

holy shit $750 k for a fucking palace.  How is that even possible?

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/413-SW-River-Hill-Dr_Topeka_KS_66615_M89998-84696

 

 

 

Woah. Maybe they plus a private jet might make it livable.  Just fly out every weekend 

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14 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Jesus a 9bd, 7.5 ba house on 10 acres for $600k.  

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7841-SW-33rd-St_Topeka_KS_66614_M82117-97231

 

holy shit $750 k for a fucking palace.  How is that even possible?

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/413-SW-River-Hill-Dr_Topeka_KS_66615_M89998-84696

 

 

 

And solid cheap titters on top of that!   Less aggy too...

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My wife is from Kansas and her family has a huge gathering every three years at her cousin's house in Wichita. The place is fucking huge and badass. No cookie cutter mcmansion bullshit. There's at least 6 entrances to the place. Marble throughout. The master stairway (there's 3 sets of stairs) is 6+ feet wide. I was in awe of the place. Put that house in Highland Park and it's 5-10 mil easy.

In Wichita? They bought it for 450k. My mass built home in the Dallas suburbs was just a tad cheaper.

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